Where does “chew” come from?
Chew comes from Middle English chewen, from Old English ċēowan, from Proto-Germanic kewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁-.
chew (English): To crush with the teeth by repeated closing and...
Definitions
- To crush with the teeth by repeated closing and...
Ancestry of “chew”, step by step
chew traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English chewen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | chewen | To chew; to mash food with one's teeth; To... |
| 2 | Old English | ċēowan | to chew |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | keuwan | to chew |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kewwaną | to chew |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵyewh₁- | to chew |
via Middle English cho
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | cho | Alternative form of sche |
| 2 | Old English | ċēo | a bird of the genus "Corvus", a jay, crow,... |
Words derived from “chew”